Prospect House (Waltham, Massachusetts)

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Prospect House
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Location11 Hammond St., Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′36″N71°14′46″W / 42.37667°N 71.24611°W / 42.37667; -71.24611 Coordinates: 42°22′36″N71°14′46″W / 42.37667°N 71.24611°W / 42.37667; -71.24611
Built1839
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Waltham MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001568 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1989
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Plaque on the front of Prospect House

The Prospect House is a historic building located at 11 Hammond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built in 1839, this temple-front Greek Revival structure was originally a hotel and tavern, and is one of only a few surviving 19th century hotel buildings in the city. Now an apartment house, the building has four two-story fluted Doric columns supporting a pedimented gable, with a second-story porch behind the columns. Early pedimented dormers have been linked together in later alterations. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Prospect House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-30.